2010 Latvian Higher League
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2010 Latvian Higher League (Latvian: LMT Virslīga 2010) was the 19th season of top-tier football in Latvia. It began on 9 April 2010 with the first round of games. Liepājas Metalurgs were the defending champions, having won their second league title last season.
Season | 2010 |
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Champions | Skonto Riga 15th title |
Relegated | Tranzīts Ventspils Jaunība Riga |
Champions League | Skonto Riga |
Europa League | Ventspils Liepājas Metalurgs Daugava Daugavpils |
Baltic League | Skonto Riga Ventspils Liepājas Metalurgs Daugava Daugavpils FK Jūrmala-VV Jelgava |
Matches played | 135 |
Goals scored | 416 (3.08 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Nathan Júnior Deniss Rakels (18 goals each) |
Biggest home win | Metalurgs 8–0 Jaunība |
Biggest away win | Jaunība 0–9 RFS/Olimps |
Highest scoring | Jaunība 0–9 RFS/Olimps |
← 2009 2011 → |
With the re-expansion of the league to 10 clubs, the format of the competition was altered for the third year in a row. The ten clubs played 18 rounds of matches, once at home and once away, against each of the other nine clubs in the league. After this, another nine rounds of matches were played for a total of 27 matches. The clubs finishing in the first five positions after 18 rounds received the benefit of hosting five of their last nine matches.[1]